The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-05-19
Condensed Dispatches.

The rate committee of the Southwestern Traffic
association met at st. Louis yesterday
Petitions to save the lives of three Mexican army
officers, condemned on accOut of the Nogales al
fair, have gene to Washington.
Ove- 500 bricklayers struck yesterday in Chicago
because the bosses refused to make Saturday pay
day
At the st. Louis and San Francisco stockholders
letting held yesterday $50 600 shares were repre-
sented. New directors were elected George
Gould was elected a director in place OF Jay
Gould.
Hagerly one of the Panhandle car robbers, has
been convicted.
A motion for reargument is to be filed in the
Maxwell land grant case in the United States
court
Judge Woods, of the United States supreme
court, is dying at his home in Wa hingtOn
William Lofland was married in Galveston, yes
terday. to Miss Halle daughter of the late
Thomas NJ. Jack.
Mayor Fulton, of Galveston, vetoed the new con-
tact with the gas company at S2 per lamp per
month for two years.
Powderly denies that circulars have been sent
out by western knights rebelling against him.
The National Lumber Dealers association Is in
session at st. Louis.
Secretary Bayard is investigating the alleged ex-
ecution of three Mexican army officers for the
Nogales affair.
The Tallahassee baloting still continues.
The steamship Benton was run into and sunk In
Ine tudlls ol ounudi ny VIC e'eohohiP "t'i Va
Penang.
The pope has sent Monsignor Routelli, new
nuncio, to Paris,
The convention of International Sheep SheareH
and w DOL Growers met at st. Louis yesterday.
The Western Gaslight association also met in st.
Louis yesterday, and elected Emerson MCMILLAN,
Of Columbus, o., president for the ensuing year
\ $4,000 fire occurred in New Orleans yesterday
The Kentucky republican convention adjourned
last night
Huntington and the bondhoders of the Houston
e. Texas Central agreed, yesterday, in New YORK,
To take the road out of the receivers hands.
| The Garfield bronze statue was designed by j.
o. A Word. lit is 10 feet 6 inches in height.
| Yesterday, while witnessing the Wild West show,
the Marquis of Lorne presented Russell, manager
of the exhibition, to her majesty, the queen, VINO
had commanded a private performance OF the
show, Two young girls of the show, Annie Oak
ley and Lillian Smith, were, by command Oh
her majesty, brought into her presence
and to whom, she spoke few words of praise
Red s. irt, the Indian, told her majesty he had
come a long way to see her. He had heard OF the
great mother, but never expected to see her The
queen also looked at the Indian babies or pap
pOoses, and shook their little hands.
Hon. w. o. Bradley was nominated by the re-
publican convention of Kentucky for governor ,
\ cabinet crisis is threatened at Paris.
The condition of United states Supreme Judge
Woods is better.
Over 10000 Austrian soldiers are under arms in
Damatla.
The second race at LOu'sviile yesterday, was Won
by "COming Along" AristOcrat, second.
The Missouri house of representatives yesterday
passed resolutions looking TO the impeachment OF
State Auditor Walker.
Ben Perley Poor was taken suddenly Ill at the
capitol, Washington, yesterday. 1t was the result
of overwOrk.
Governor Hill has nominated Fred Grant fol-
quarantine commissioner.
Theloss of cattle in Montana during the winter
was > per cent.
At Louisville yesterday the three quarter race
was won by Los Angeles in 1:l1;i. The third
race one and one-eighth miles, was won by Rto
Grande in :594, and Ira Bride took the fourth
race
No election at Tallahassee, Fla, yet